The Future Catch Panel Discussion - Sir Mark Solomon
On 4 December we launched the third report in our Fisheries Project series, The Future Catch. You can read our report and its recommendations here. Read more
4 December, 2017
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The Future Catch Panel Discussion - Bob Gutsell
On 4 December we launched the third report in our Fisheries Project series, The Future Catch. You can read our report and its recommendations here. Read more
4 December, 2017
Future of recreational fisheries
Increasingly, we are hearing recreational fishers are frustrated about the depletion of some fisheries compared with what they experienced in the past. Also, tensions and conflicts between recreational, commercial and customary fishers are intensifying as they compete for limited fisheries resources. Read more
Dr Randall Bess
1 December, 2017
Shared fisheries meetings appreciated
This article originally appeared in the October 2017 edition of Seafood New Zealand magazine, available here. Read more
Dr Randall Bess
31 October, 2017
Better relations all round
This article originally appeared in the October 2017 edition of Seafood New Zealand magazine, available here. Read more
31 October, 2017
Amateur fishers turn professional
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Dr Randall Bess
30 October, 2017
New Zealand's inshore fisheries - a game of chicken
With some exceptions, there is a distinct lack of co-operation among the various interests in New Zealand’s inshore fisheries. The lack of co-operation worsens as competition increases for limited fisheries resources. Read more
Dr Randall Bess
15 September, 2017
Media release: North Island to share its views on the future of recreational fishing
What does the future hold for recreational fishing? That is the central question that will be asked at a series of upcoming public meetings in the North Island, hosted by The New Zealand Initiative. Read more
1 September, 2017
Video: Hopes for the future of New Zealand's recreational fishing
In this short video, Sir Mark Solomon, Chris McKenzie, Geoff Rowling, Margaret Wind and the Initiative's Dr Randall Bess discuss their hopes for the future of New Zealand's fishing experience and how we can learn from Western Australia - who have turned their recreational fisheries around. For more information on our Fisheries Project, and The Future of Recreational Fishing public meetings happening around the country in August and September, click here. Read more
28 August, 2017
The Future of Recreational Fishing in NZ
The New Zealand Initiative's Dr Randall Bess and Geoff Rowling from Our Fishing Future, speak to Radio New Zealand about the future of recreational fishing in New Zealand. Throughout August and September, Dr Bess will be travelling the country holding public meetings to gather feedback from local fishing communities and discuss the draft recommendations in his latest report, 'The Future Catch: Preserving Recreational Fisheries for the Next Generation'. Read more
Dr Randall Bess
22 August, 2017